Cobbett's Weekly Political Register, Volume 27R. Bagshaw, 1815 - Great Britain |
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... believe , that Mr. Madison went to war to aid Na- poleon ! What wretches must those be , who have called him " the tool of the fallen " despot ? " what impudent men , those who have accused him of attacking us in the dark , like an ...
... believe , that Mr. Madison went to war to aid Na- poleon ! What wretches must those be , who have called him " the tool of the fallen " despot ? " what impudent men , those who have accused him of attacking us in the dark , like an ...
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... believe , that , about four months ago , a great part of the nation had been persuaded , that the project would be accomplished very speedily . Thus was the war rendered popular ; and so popular , that , even in the city of London , and ...
... believe , that , about four months ago , a great part of the nation had been persuaded , that the project would be accomplished very speedily . Thus was the war rendered popular ; and so popular , that , even in the city of London , and ...
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... believe , a short time , this faction plunged into irre- " quite unfounded . They have arisen from trievable disgrace and ruin . " her intercourse with a neighbour's fa- Having now endeavoured to place in a " mily , that of the Rev. Mr ...
... believe , a short time , this faction plunged into irre- " quite unfounded . They have arisen from trievable disgrace and ruin . " her intercourse with a neighbour's fa- Having now endeavoured to place in a " mily , that of the Rev. Mr ...
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... believe the " who was seriously wounded here a short mass of the inhabitants of this town to be " time since , in a fray with the Brunswick as peaceable and well - disposed as most Hussars , we are glad to find is in a fair people , yet ...
... believe the " who was seriously wounded here a short mass of the inhabitants of this town to be " time since , in a fray with the Brunswick as peaceable and well - disposed as most Hussars , we are glad to find is in a fair people , yet ...
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... believe or disbelieve , than it is to love or to let it alone . Why , then , per- sccute a person for a defect in the under- standing , or a bias he cannot help ? -Will any reasonable person assert that man ever chooses evil for the ...
... believe or disbelieve , than it is to love or to let it alone . Why , then , per- sccute a person for a defect in the under- standing , or a bias he cannot help ? -Will any reasonable person assert that man ever chooses evil for the ...
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Page 351 - And in the event of the said two commissioners differing, or both, or either of them, refusing, declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such...
Page 347 - There shall be a firm and universal peace between His Britannic Majesty and the United States, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns and people, of every degree, without exception of places or persons.
Page 351 - Whereas neither that point of the highlands lying due north from the source of the river St. Croix, and designated in the former treaty of peace between the two Powers as the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, nor the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, has yet been ascertained...
Page 349 - Commissioners to be appointed in the following manner, viz: One Commissioner shall be appointed by His Britannic Majesty, and one by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof; and the said two Commissioners so appointed shall be sworn impartially to examine and decide upon the said claims...
Page 347 - ... the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, or any slaves or other private property. And all archives, records, deeds. and papers, either of a public nature, or belonging to private persons, which, in the course of the war, may have fallen into the hands of the officers of either party, shall be, as far as may be practicable, forthwith restored and delivered to the proper authorities and persons to whom they respectively belong.
Page 351 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 349 - Scotia, and whereas the several Islands in the Bay of Passamaquoddy, which is part of the Bay of Fundy, and the Island of Grand Menan in the said Bay of Fundy, are claimed by the United States as being comprehended within their aforesaid Boundaries, which said Islands are claimed as belonging to His Britannic Majesty as having been at the time of.
Page 349 - ... limits of the Province of Nova Scotia : in order, therefore, finally to decide upon these claims, it is agreed that they shall be referred to two commissioners, to be appointed in the following manner, viz: One commissioner shall be appointed by His Britannic Majesty, and one by the President of the United States, by...
Page 351 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario; through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron...
Page 347 - Countries, and of restoring, upon principles of perfect reciprocity, peace, friendship, and good understanding between them, have for that purpose appointed their respective Plenipotentiaries, that is to say, His Britannic Majesty on His part has appointed the Right Honourable James Lord Gambier, late Admiral of the White, now Admiral of the Red Squadron of His Majesty's fleet ; Henry Goulburn, Esq. a Member of the Imperial Parliament, and Under Secretary of State ; and William Adams, Esq.